Have you ever watched the sun rise?
I've always been an early riser and it has many gifts. It can put a jump start on the day...and I find that the quiet often speaks to me. It helps me set the stage for this ritual of beginning again ---finding my passion ---focusing on what I'm supposed to do with the gift of a new day...
Living. Loving. Learning. Leading.
Letting go of everything that holds you back...
So Sarah Ban Breathnach reminds us in her essay "Reviving Our Passion" in the book, IMAGINE edited by Marianne Williamson. I needed her words this week, do you?
"Passion is the muse of meaning. It lights up our lives and the lives of others while leading us to the Promised Land. It casts away the shadows of self-sabotage and regret. Passion is the primordial, pulsating energy that infuses all of life, the numinous presence made known with every beat of our hearts. The gift of each day on this Earth offers us another opportunity to live passionate lives rather than passive ones."
YES! I promise to return to morning full of my passion. Ready for the new day. Wanting to revive that which has been temporarily lost in me on a brief detour of life.
Will you join me at sunrise?
Bring your full heart and we'll take on the world around us!
Warm regards to all,
Debbe
Debbe Kennedy
founder, Global Dialogue Center
home of Women in the Lead
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The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership,
and High Performance| Berrett-Koehler 2008
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Beautiful Debbe....this brings a smile to my face instantly and a reminder from a French philosopher Denis Diderot
"Only passions. great passions can elevate the soul to great things."
Nina
Posted by: Janina Browarska | August 23, 2009 at 12:54 AM